By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl in 2017 was sentenced to 18 years in prison last week.
Spark Elvis Strapp, 46, was sentenced by Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns.
The court heard that Strapp raped the teenager at his residence after offering her a ride home from Arawak Cay on January 26, 2017.
During his trial, Strapp claimed the sex was consensual and transactional. He said the complainant was upset because he did not pay her the $500 he alleged she demanded.
Justice Archer-Minns said Strapp was old enough to be the victim’s father and had violated the trust she placed in him as an older person.
The now-adult victim said she wanted the accused to pay for his actions.
The court noted Strapp’s request to be placed in protective custody while serving his sentence.
David Cash represented the accused. Davina Pinder was the prosecutor.
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